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Alabama jobless rate unchanged at 3.8 percent
Alabama's unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.8 percent.
The governor's office announced Friday that April's preliminary, seasonally adjusted jobless rate was the same as...
Rural hospital closing in northeast Alabama
Another rural Alabama hospital is shutting down, this time in the northeastern part of the state.
Directors have decided to close RMC Jacksonville at the...
Watch: Scott Dawson, Rick Burgess lay out issue with Gov. Kay Ivey awarding federal grant money to Free2Be
Thursday on the "Rick & Bubba" radio program, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Dawson elaborated on why he raised the issue of Gov. Kay Ivey's...
Miguel Angel Jimenez leads Alabama’s Regions Tradition
Miguel Angel Jimenez matched the course record with an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Regions Tradition, the first...
The most popular baby names in Alabama are …
Alabamians last year relied on tradition and the Bible in naming their babies, according to data released Thursday by the Social Security Administration.
The agency,...
LGBTQ group rescinds job offer to Alabama lawmaker after comment
A Florida LGBTQ organization founded in the aftermath of the PULSE nightclub shooting rescinded an employment offer to an Alabama lawmaker on Thursday after...
Alabama physician’s prescriptions faulted in guitarist’s overdose
A pain specialist faults prescriptions by an Alabama physician accused of federal crimes in the 2016 drug overdose death of a former guitarist for...
Scott Dawson ally ‘Rick & Bubba’ show’s Rick Burgess: Patricia Todd tweet ‘might have been a good thing’ for GOP (AUDIO)
Thursday on his syndicated "Rick & Bubba" radio show program, co-host Rick Burgess, a supporter of Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Dawson, speculated on what might...
More sex abuse charges filed against Alabama evangelist
Authorities have filed additional charges against an Alabama youth evangelist accused of sexually abusing children.
Etowah County sheriff's officials said Thursday they've filed new sodomy...
Woodpecker species holding its own in Alabama
On the banks of the Coosa River, a federally endangered woodpecker continues to hold its own, with a little help from friends.
For more than...
Study: US Birth Rate Is At 30 Year Low
The United States birth rate is at a 30 year low in 2017, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Texas and Alabama to play in 2022 and 2023
Texas and Alabama, which last met in 2010 Rose Bowl, will play each other in 2022 and 2023.
Texas officials announced the agreement Wednesday. Alabama...
Where ‘Great Gatsby’ writer lived, an Alabama museum with an Airbnb
As she sat in the house where "Great Gatsby" writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, once lived, a visitor contemplated the famous...
Sarah Sanders says leakers ‘should be fired’
During an interview on Wednesday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said leakers “should be fired.” Sanders’ comments come amid the ongoing controversy...
SEC visionary: Alabama Former Commissioner Mike Slive dies at 77
With bold vision, keen intellect and a gentle manner, Mike Slive guided the Southeastern Conference to unprecedented success and prosperity in 13 years as...
‘Disgusting lie being pushed by a paid left-wing liberal political operative’ — Alabama Gov. Ivey responds in TV interview (VIDEO)
Wednesday in an interview with Birmingham NBC affiliate WVTM, Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) denied being gay in response to a tweet from Rep. Patricia...
Sheriff: Alabama lawsuit possible over social media comments
An Alabama sheriff is threatening legal action against social media commenters and others who've criticized his department over the suicide of a one-time student...
Alabama-Louisville to kickoff ABC’s Saturday Night Football
National champion Alabama will face Louisville in ABC's first Saturday Night Football game, and Miami plays LSU on Sunday night of the season-opening weekend.
ESPN...
Dr. Will Boyd responds to Alabama lieutenant governor candidate questionnaire
Dr. Will Boyd, the Democrat nominee for lieutenant governor, recently responded to the questionnaire prepared by the Alabama Policy Institute and Yellowhammer News. His...
‘No more dogs’? GOP lawmaker chastises ‘solutions’ to global warming
California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher asked a panel of economists and one scientist if they agreed with rather comical solutions some studies proposed to combat...
Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh responds to Alabama lieutenant governor candidate questionnaire
Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission and a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for lieutenant governor, recently responded to the questionnaire...
Fake Alabama doctor who worked in 4 states sentenced to prison
A federal judge has sentenced a woman described as a fake doctor who worked in four states to more than six years in prison.
U.S....
Convicted killer accused of fatally stabbing Alabama inmate
Authorities say a prisoner stabbed another inmate to death at an Alabama prison.
Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton said in a statement that...
Police: Alabama homeless man locked mother in back of moving truck
Police in Alabama say a homeless man living in a Penske moving truck physically abused his mother and locked her in the back of...